Device and method for throwing money

Abstract

A method for accelerating coins and paper currency from a surface to an intended target, comprises the step of providing a handheld, battery-powered rotary tool comprising a wheel, a shaft, a drive mechanism, and a switch for activating the drive mechanism, where the wheel is fixedly attached to the shaft and the shaft is rotationally connected to the drive mechanism, such that the wheel rotates about an axis defined by the shaft when the drive is activated, and where at least the outermost periphery of the wheel is composed of a material capable of frictionally engaging a surface of said currency. The method further comprises the steps of arranging currency in a stack and positioning the stack on a surface that is located a distance away from the target, positioning the wheel so that the outermost periphery of the wheel is above a top surface of the stack and the axis is approximately perpendicular to the direction of the target, and causing the outermost periphery of the wheel to contact a topmost piece of currency in the stack, at a time when the drive mechanism is activated by the switch, so that a portion of the outermost periphery frictionally engages the topmost piece of currency and accelerates the topmost piece of currency in the direction of the target and along an initial path substantially defined by an orientation of the top surface of the stack and by the perpendicular relationship of the axis to the target. A related system for accelerating coins or paper currency from a surface to an intended target is also disclosed.

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